Difference between Hurt and Distress

What is the difference between Hurt and Distress?

Hurt as a noun is a wound or pain. while Distress as a noun is (cause of) discomfort.

Hurt

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Wounded, physically injured. Pained.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wound or pain. A roundel azure (blue circular spot).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be painful. To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury. To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

Example sentence: It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

Distress

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Cause of) discomfort.Serious danger.A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause strain or anxiety to someone.To retain someone's property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.To treat an object, such as an antique, to give it an appearance of age.

Example sentence: I here ask pardon of all my compatriots for everything of which I have been guilty towards them. I know that, by my ill-considered and immature works, I have brought distress to many and that I have even provoked others to attack me openly and, in general, have produced displeasure in many.

We hope you now know whether to use Hurt or Distress in your sentence.

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